This is a virtual CCRC; it is also, in effect, a naturally encouraged retirement community. it is a collaboration between a for-profit developer and an architect who shared the same vision of the future of senior living. #DFAR12 #SpecialProjects #DFA #CaseStudies #BestPractices ...
Wormans Mill.pdf
The design of this CCRC was intended to bring the high standards of design, care, and service for seniors to the Kansai region of Japan. Creating a large yet integrated urban community in this redevelopment district - that was rapidly transitioning from industrial to residential use - was of...
Sun city.pdf
Santa Teresita's project is a response to the vital need for new and better models of care for a growing elderly population. The "Rose Gardens at Santa Teresita" shifts from a medical model to resident centered care by creating "home" in a custom-designed cottage meant to be flexible for...
Good Shepherd.pdf
After more than 100 years of providing skilled nursing services, the time had come for this senior care provider to reinvent itself to continue to meet its mission objectives and remain relevant in the marketplace. This project involved health care center renovations to support program...
The Village at Rockville.pdf
This community is a faith-based, non-profit, stand-alone long-term-care nursing home in an urban location. It provides assistance to low-income elderly under the ministry of the Felician Franciscan Sisters. Over 90 percent of the residence receive Medicaid. with little to no renovation over the...
St. Ignatius.pdf
This project was borne from the desire of a group of Jehovah's Witnesses to create a senior living community based on the example of the Jehovah's witness homes in Great Britain. Thus began the process of designing the first Jehovah's Witness senior living homes in the United States: a pair of...
Legacy Place.pdf
Lutheran Senior Services engaged in a journey of exploration and discovery in search of a campus heart for Laclede Groves. This search for community began a process of change that resulted in a new town center (campus heart) with enhanced amenity space, wellness programs, and dining venues;...
Laclede.pdf
In mid-2011, discussions began regarding how to improve the environment in a secure area of a care center servicing dementia residents. This wing includes two halls of resident rooms: one being part of the original 1983 build, the other an addition in 1994. In 2006, a renovation was completed...
The Friendship House.pdf
Historically, hospice care center environments have been largely modeled after a typical skilled nursing facility with some additional lounge space provided for family use. The provider knew that there had to be an alternative to meet the needs of the patient and their family as they participate...
Haven Hospice.pdf
The project is designed to work with the challenging site, leaving acres of wetlands and wooded areas untouched and capitalizing on buildable areas by locating the town center on the high ground of the tract, with patio homes filling in. #DesignforAgingKnowledgeCommunity #CaseStudies ...
The Village at Orchard Ridge.pdf